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Zombie invasions, gyms and apps (#838)

28 July 2014 by OffQc

This sign (click to enlarge) from the Pages Jaunes lets us know that Montréal’s got everything we need to get ready for a zombie invasion:

À Montréal, il y a 193 gyms et 5 surplus de l’armée pour vous préparer à une invasion de zombies.

In Montréal, there are 193 gyms and 5 army surplus stores to prepare you for a zombie invasion.

Good to know, I guess!

Gym in French is pronounced like its English equivalent. In the plural, don’t pronounce the final s.

In Québec, le gym is a business where you go to work out, like lift weights or use the stationary bikes. Some gyms even have tanning beds in them.

aller au gym
to go to the gym

Je vais au gym deux fois par semaine.
I go to the gym twice a week.

Un surplus de l’armée is a store that sells army material no longer needed by the military, like clothing and tools.

Down at the bottom of the sign it says:

Téléchargez l’appli et allez-y!
Download the app and go!

une app
une appli
une application

télécharger une app
to download an app

Pronunciation tip: The sign uses the expression il y a. Don’t forget that il y a is almost systematically pronounced as ya during regular (informal) conversations in French.

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Posted in Entries #801-850 | Tagged app, appli, application, army surplus, français québécois, gym, invasion de zombies, Québécois French, surplus de l'armée, télécharger une appli, zombie, zombie invasion | 3 Comments

3 Responses

  1. on 28 July 2014 at 13:41 David

    Do not forget to mention that might hear

    – aller à la gym – meaning going to a gymnastic class

    So gym might be masculine or feminine depending on the activity


  2. on 19 August 2014 at 14:32 Neil

    What station did you find that in?


    • on 19 August 2014 at 14:39 OffQc

      Guy-Concordia



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